Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-01-29
WEST AND SOUTH.

EXETER, Neb., Jan. John p. Wldup
and John Kelso, two wellto-do farmers OF
this place, Saturday night brought to Il tapis
a family feud which has existed for the past
five years. Widup stabbed Kelso IN the left
breast with knife, indicting a probably fatal
wound, and skipped for parts unknown. a
party composed Of nclghboring farmers have
been securing the country in search Of him,
bat at last reports he had not been found.
The attending physician says Kelso cannot
live.
HoUGHToN, Mich, Jan. IA fire last
night destroyed the round house and five
large locomotives Of the Hecla " Torch Lake
company. Loss, $4,000.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. l7.-When the spc-
cial freight train GA the Chesapeake, Ohio IL
Southwestern railroad pulled into Paducah at
, O'Clock this morning the box car loaded
with cotton was discovered 10 be on fire. Des-
pitc All efforts to prevent the spread Of tae
flames, tie car was rapidly consumed and in
ruins. Afterwards there was found the
chsrred remains Of four tramps, who had evil
IDENTIFY sccreted themselves In the cotton bales
while the car was in the yard at Memphis. II
is supposed the cotton ignited from the
tramps' pipes. The bodies were SO badly
burned as 80 be impossible to tell gnether the
men were black or white.
81. Louis, Jan. lS.-Nearly 200 employees in
in Liggett & Myers tobacco factory have
struck. The strikers say non-union men are
being employed instead Of Knights OF Labor;
that the men are being discharged TO make a
place for girls at lower wages, and that the
firm c~ontemplates a wholesale reduction in
wages, ranging from p to 35 per cent. About
',1C0 hands are employed in the factory and
il is expected unless some agreement is made
by the firm the whole number viii 90 out on a
strike.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Jan. 1s.-The mercury
this morning ranged in the vicinity Of 30 de-
Crees below zero. The heavy snow storm OF
Sunday and the intensely cold weather have
impeded railroad travel and trains are from .
to hours late. On some lines travel has
been suspended for the past two days.
DOVER, Del, Jan. ls-Both houses Of the
general assembly voted unanimously thi.
morning for h re-election Of George Gray as
United States senator The election will be
completed by both houses in Joint session to-
morrow.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. iS-Both houses OF
the legislature to-day elected Charles b. Far
well, OF Chicago, seuatOr Of the United States
TO fiji the vacancy caused by the death OF ten
eral Logan. The joiut session Of the legisla-
turc to. morrow will complete the election.
ALLIANCE. O., Jan. l9-The loss made hy
a disastrous fire this morning will amount TO
500 00o. Six three story business blocks
with their contents were entirely destroyed.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. 19.-The legislature
in joint session at noon to-day elected lion.
G.. B. Farwell senator Of the United States by
a vote of 10 to rs for Morrison aud II seat
tering.
CHICAGO, Jan. ga large number Of dele
gates from the Live Stock exchanges OF Kan
sas City, Omaha, st. Louis and other cities
have arrived here TO confer regarding the or
ganization OF a National Live Stock exchange.
The convention which opens this afternoon Is
the outcome of a meeting held at st. louis
last month at which 1t was decided that in
view Of the fact that there are many import
ant questions in which the live stock commis
sion men aud dealers Of the county are ma
terially interested, and Of the fact that the
various Live Stock exchanges should work to-
gether In harmony ON all questions OF com
mon, general interest 1t was desirable that a
National exc hange should be brought into
existence. The convention will be held at the
stock yards.
CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-A suit was brought in
the superior court this morning against May
or Carter Harrison To recover damages 10 the
amount OF 10000 for injuries received by
Solomon Waixel, July /, 1885. The plaintiff
claims that he was standing on the sidewalk
opposite the mayors residence while the lat
ter was exploding fireworks, and one Of the
pieces, cnrelcssly handled, exploded, striking
him in the eye, causing serious injury.
Waixel claim $ he has already paid out u, NO
for treatment ar yet cured.
DETRoIT, Mich, Jan. 20-George Hagard,
who broke into a Catholic convent At Green
field near this city last week aud attempted
to outrage "A nun, was convicted this morning
and sentenced to serve twenty years in the
pcnitentiary.
LINCOLN. Neh., Jan. 81 In the Rcpubli-
t can caucus this morning Ex-senator A. :.
Paddock was nominated for senator OF the